I connected my iPad and iPhone to sync just now and got the message, "The iTunes Library cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-54)." What does this mean? I clicked "OK" and the sync appears to have worked properly. Thanks - dalebird

I connected my iPad and iPhone to sync just now and got the message, "The iTunes Library cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-54)." What does this mean? I clicked "OK" and the sync appears to have worked properly. Thanks - dalebird (MacBook Pro, g4 17in)

Morning dalebird,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at this article:
iOS: Troubleshooting backup issues in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2529
iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1451
Best of luck,
Mario

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